Saddle.



L. MARTIN.

SADDLE.

APPLICATION FILED DEO.23,.1913.

1,108,597. Patented Aug.25,1914.

2 SHEETSSHEET 1.

I THE NORRIS PETERS CO., PHOTO-LITHD.. WASHINGTON, D. C

L. MARTIN.

SADDLE.

APPLIUATION FILED DEO.23, 1913.

1, 1 08,597. Patented Au 25, 1914 2 SHEETSSHEET 2.

Til]- THE NORRIS PETERS CO.. PHOTO-LITHO.. WASHINGTON, D. C.

UNITED STATES PATENT onnio u.

LOUIS MARTIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SADDLE.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, LOUIS MARTIN, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of.New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Saddles; and I dohereby declare thefollowing to be p a full, clear, and eXact descriptionof the invention, such as will enableflothers skilled in the art towhich it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in saddles, which.are particularly adapted to hold running boards to the top of freightcars, and has for its object to provide a device which will hold therunning boards more firmly in place than is doneatpresent. i

Another object of the invention is to provide a saddle to fit the top ofthe car which may be easily and quickly detached and replaced should itbe desired to do so at any time.

A further object of the invention is to provide a device which willfirmly hold the running boards in place and eliminate the use of screws,nails or other fastening means for the running boards.

A still further object of the invention is to provide a device whereinthe running boards may be easily and quickly detached from theirposition to permit the same to be repaired or replaced should it be sodesired.

Another and further object of the invention is to provide a securingmeans for the running boards which will effectively hold the same to thecar roof without the necessity of having any projecting parts overSpecification of Letters Patent. Patented kgg, 25, 1914 Applicationfiled December 2-3, 19-13. Serial No. 808,446.

eliminate the danger of injuring and such loss of life.

Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in thecombination and arrangement of parts which will be fully set forth inthe, following specification and accompanying drawings, in which Figurel is a top plan view of a portion of a freight car showing the saddleand running boards in place, Fig. 2 is a side view of one of the saddlesshowing the same partly in section to more clearly illustrate theconstruction thereof, Fig. 3 is a longitudinal sectional view of one ofthe saddles showing the same as it would ap pear when secured to a car,Fig. 4: is an end view of the. saddle showing the detailed-constructionthereof, and Fig. 5 is a transverse sectional View taken on line 55 ofFig. 3 showing the saddle removed from the car roof. v Y

'lteferring now to the drawings by char: acters of reference, thenumeral 1 designates the roof of 'arailway car having the usual rib 2extending transversely thereof. The running boardswhich are secured tothe car roof are designated by the numerals 3, 4,

and 5., and are held thereto by means of the saddle which is designatedgenerally by the numeral 6. Each of the saddles 6 consists of a pair ofcooperative elements 7 and 8 which will be more fully hereinafterdescribed. j

Taking up the description of the elements separately, the numeral 7designates as an entirety the base portion of the saddle which'ispreferably of cast iron and comprises the substantially T-shaped member,the stem of which terminates in a substantially U-shaped member 10. Thearm of the U-shaped member terminates as shown in Figs. 2 and 5 in theflanges 11 which engage the top of the car immediately adjacent the rib2. The ;U-'shaped member is so constructed as to form the longitudinaltrough 12 which'straddles the rib upon which the device is secured asclearly illustrated in the drawings. This trough 12 is preferablyangular in form as shown in Figs. 2 and 3 to conform to the pitch of thecar roof.

v of the element 7 is preferably provided the cylindrical enlargement 18which is formed integral with the stem of the T-shaped member as clearlyshownin Fig 2, and is provided with the longitudinally extending centralaperture 19 through which the bolt 20 is adapted to extend to hold thesaddle firmly in place on the roof of the car. At each terminal of thestem of the Tshaped member is preferably provided the recess 21 i whichregisters withthe aperture 22 formed in the web portion 13, andcooperates with said aperture in retaining the bolt 23 in place. Saidrecess is so constructed as to provide easy access to the aperture 22 toassist in the insertion of the bolt.

Having described the element 7, it now remains to fully set forth theconstruction of the element 8 which is substantially in the form of aU-shaped member, the arms of which are provided at their terminals withthe recesses 24:, which conform to the shape of the trough 12, asclearly shown in Fig. 1, and'are adapted to receive the rib 2 when thedevice is in position on the top of the car. A suitable aperture 25 isformed in each ofthe arms of the U-shaped member as clearly shown inFigs. 2 and 3 and are adapted to register with the apertures 22 when theU-shaped member is in position on the cooperating element 7, as will beclearly seen upon referring to the drawings. It will be apparent thatwhen the apertures are in alinement, the bolt 23 may be insertedtherethrough and the nut 26 screwed on the threaded end of the bolt andthe cooperating element held firmly in place. 4 i

As clearly illustrated in Fig. 5, each of the running boards may beprovided with a transverse groove in which the bight portion of theU-shaped member 8 is adapted to rest, thus eliminating anyprojection-extend i'ng beyond the upper surface of the running board.

It will be clearly seen from the foregoing, that when it is desired tomake use of this invention the element 7 is secured to the roof of thecar by means of the bolt 20 and in such position that the arms of theU-shaped member 10 straddle one of the ribs of the car. The runningboards are then placed in position as shown in Figs. 1 and 3 and theU-shap'ed element 8, which 'coiiper'at'es with the element 7, is thenplaced over the running boards with the arms of said U-shaped memberextending between the beads 14- and 15 formed on the web 13 of theelement 7. It will be evident upon referring to the drawings, that whenthe U-shaped member is down-on the element 7 to its farthest extent, theapertures 22 and 25 will come into alinement and the bolt 23 may bepassed therethrough. The nut 26 is then placed on the bolt, and it willbe apparent that the running board will be firmly held in plac'eand asthere are no screws or nails in the ends of the running boards to holdthe same'in position, much of the danger in traversing the top of carsis eliminated. I

While in the foregoing there been shown and described the preferredembodiment of this invention, it is to be undera stood that suchchangesin the combination 7 and arrangement of parts maybe made whichmay fall within the scope of the claims hereunto appended. v 7

Having thus described my invention, 1 claim:

1. In a device of the character described, the combination with a bodyportion being substantially T-shaped in cross section, a U-' shapedmember formed integral with the stem of the T-shaped member, saidU-shaped member forming a longitudinal trough, webs formed at the endsof the body portion,

said webs connecting the U-shaped member with the arms of the T-shapedmember, of a cooperating element comprising a U' 'sha'ped member, theends of the Ll-shaped member being provided with recesses conforming tothe shape of the first mentioned U-shaped member, means to hold thesecond mentioned U-shaped member in place on the body portion, and meansto secure the body portion to the top of a railway car.

2. In a device of the character, described, the combination with arailway car'h'aving a ribbed roof, of a body portion adapted to besecured to the roof of the car, said body portion comprising a T-shapedmember and a U-shaped member formed at the end of the stem of theT-shaped member and extending throughout its entire length, saidU-shaped member being adapted to straddle the ribs on the top of thecar, guide ways formed integral at the ends of the body portion, and, asecond U-shaped member thereof, guide Ways formed at the ends ofU-shaped member in place on the body por- 10 the body portion, aplurality of bearing tion.

portions formed at the top of the body por- In testimony whereof I aflixmy signature tion and adapted to receive running boards, in presence oftWo Witnesses. and a U-shaped member cooperating with LOUIS MARTIN thebody portion and adapted to overlie the Whole, said U-shaped memberhaving the Witnesses:

ends of the arms to straddle the ribs on the FRED DILLEMUTH, J r., roofof a railway car, and means to hold the W. BECKER, Jr.

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